Figurative Language/Root Word Pop Quiz

Root: fer
Which word means "to carry across"?

• Transfer

• Refer

• Prefer

• Suffer

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Root: path
What does the word "empathy" mean?

• To suffer from a disease

• To feel the same emotions as someone else

• To walk a path

• To avoid someone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Root: par
Which word describes something that is "equal or similar in value"?

• Parallel

• Paradox

• Prepare

• Disparate

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Root: viv
What does the word "revive" mean?

• To give up

• To bring back to life

• To live a new life

• To survive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Root: fict
Which word means "something made up or invented"?

• Fiction

• Deficit

• Inflict

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Simile
Which sentence contains a simile?

• • The sun was a golden coin in the sky.

• • The leaves danced in the wind.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• The book weighed a ton.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• He was a lion in the fight.

• The clock ticked loudly.

• • She sings like an angel.

• • The classroom was as silent as a mouse.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Onomatopoeia
Identify the onomatopoeia in this sentence: "The bees buzzed around the garden."

• Bees

• Buzzed

• Garden

• Around

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Personification
Which sentence is an example of personification?

• The stars in the sky winked at me.

• He ran as fast as the wind.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• • The car was a rocket down the highway.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Hyperbole
Which sentence is an example of hyperbole?

• • I have told you a million times!

• The flowers whispered in the breeze.

• • The cat's purr was like a soft motor.

• • The rain danced on the roof.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A